Chicken-roost.



GONNER.

CHICKEN 4ROOS'T, 4 APPLICATION FILB) AUG. 29, 1912. Y y 1,055,387. Patented Mar. 11, 1913.

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J. H.4 GONNER. CHICKEN ROOST.

APPLIUATION FILED AUG. zo, 1912.

Patented Mar. 11,1918.

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@XM/Immo@ y ,i emr AVAILABLE COPY UNTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSHUA H. CONNER, OF ELMDALE, TEXAS.

CHICKENROOST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mn 1*. lill, 1913.

Be it known that I. Jesulfw ll. Cexxinl, :l eit'izen 0l' tlle Unitell Stl'ltes. resident` ef Elludllle, in the eeunty et' ',l'tlylel` tlrltl .Stute et' TeXllS, llllve llllllle. n eel-tuin new :llul useful .lnl'eutieu in (lliell'elellunhts: :lutl l lleellll'e tl'le illnllewiue" titl be :l lull. elelll'. :intl exllet (lesel'iptiell nl the ywzllue. llell :le will elnlble othel'nI Sliillell in the :llt tu whieh it alnlel't'zlius tu lnllke :lllll use the inl'eutiell. reference beiughlltl tu the :leeelllillluying drawings. null te letters el' lieutenut reference llnlllt'ell tllel'eull, whieh l'elul :l pnlt et this speeitielltiell.

I ligllle l. is :l ]lel' ]leeti\'e \'iew nll the iu- 'vent'ien- Fig. L) is ll eeutl'lll vel'tienl seetiell of tllesnlne. Fig'. Il is n, llel'. petti\'e View uf the betly bnl.' llntl l'etwtiupj wings lelllel'ell lil-urn the Supptuting' punts. the wings being 'l'olcletl Fig. fl. is :l perspective View et' tlle supporting pests, zuul their eunnwliens. Fig. 5 is :l tletllil eentl'nl vel-tieni sel-tien el' theu .'Oobtiue' wings :nul their eeulleetinns. Fig. 6 is al Cletflil entl View et: elle el' the supptn-tin;r petits. pnl-ts heine' hl'fllieu nwlly.

'llle invelltiun r'elllte1 te rests 0l' lunst'ls fel' chickens, :lull it. enneists in the nevel e0n struction :intl eenlhinlll lum; uf puits. l` hel-e,- inat'tel' set fnl-th.

in the llelfnulp-.lllll'ille lll:li\'illfg\r. the lluvn'lellll 2 illflieut'esi twv `-lnmlurting punti; tu' npl'igllts. whiell :ll'e hl'neetl by ll lleli/.elllzll hnl- P :intl by stlfillf: fl. the lilly' B engaging the uilpel' entl\A of the plein :lutl4 the :stl'iph` l eouneelillg' the lewel pul'titlus el the pests, :lhnut lltlllwlly llllwll. '|`lle.\e strips4 :ll'e tile- Higuell tu lle Seem-eel ttl the pests. ri`lle peels :lle lesiguetl tu Htnutl :lllnllt thlee l'eet .flllel'e the ,LU-uuml. :lutl t'ul'nl :1-ll|illnlt':: fer' the entls et the l'elutwllhle bflllv hlll' .".lhe bili' I.) nlltlultl he llbeut llltl' Vl'eet lling. :intl itsy eutll@ :ll-e llesiipuer'lje he l-Qelhleetl tn lelln tenons tu ellgngfe'nnlr'll h":lliu}\j y ll' el' the entll. `nle the Illl,;t,-'. 'llle lll'nle stripe Vl- :li'e miniem-ite :lull lllllnllel ttl lun-ll uthel'.

'l`n the. bnl' Il :ll'e vnunet-tell wiugff,

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stl-ips lll'e let'` Ainte llltel'zll l'eelNses el' .seats in the sides et' the hln' I. Between the lower eutls el the .LatliphI is eeeluefl :l Snnlll. block, te Astrengthen the lnlll. )lthe hllngel'stlills um)r be fllstenetl together. the eutl 0i the :ll'lll being tleie'neil te plus between and ellg'lljfe the blnee strips 4l.

.lliuflell tn elle nl' the lune; lnusting strips, unlllllly the sleeenll. eeuntingl fl'enl the inl-it le, ef elleh wing. is ll lll-:lee strip 10, de- `eignetl te euglllge n slullll bleek elshoulder l llll'iug' l nu the lll'lll tl. 'l`he hezllillg or blut-lc lf2 i5 vwelll'etl to the :llul in pl'ellel'ipositien te (':luse the lll'llee wllell engaged therewith to hohl the wingY ill ligglltly inclined pngitiun. stelling eutwzll'll nucl upw:lltil from itn llingetl elige. The Outside elige et the wing is plet'elllbl)v selv nhuut, nnellllll illell :lhel'e the level et tlleinsitle edge.

Ille/posts L' lluly he illsel'tel'l ill the gl'nuull, but they z'll'e uslllllly lllmitlell with erlrflllllleet 13. hllleetl lll lllellus et' strips l-l. :ls in this we v the rennt` :ll-e lulllle peltllble :nul tllell' lnentieu cull he ellnlle'ell when tle ilefl.

lltlell feest is lesieuetl tu he lllln'itlcd with l'elllnl'llble l'llellpiue' pulls l5. elleh having :lu upwllltl l'illl lltllle'e nu itsl ends :lutl untel' sitle. |llll is llllllgg ululel' cach wine; by lllellllxl el" stenti wil'e enulleetiens itl, lllllf'ine` hooks :lt their' upper eull..1 te lL-uggllge the helfliug bille: n nl the wing.

'l`lle l'eest ify tleie'llell tu halve seule 'felltul'ef` tlil'el-tl-(l tu the illlpnltllnt; object of keeping; it elenn null t'l'ee l'l'uln :luell insects :l5 :ll'e lillble tn iut'eetl l-lliekene. lhexe iuseets i'olnlingg tlle elliet'l llillielllt),r ill ille business nl' l'llisiner ehielteus.

.,W'llen the wing' hlllees :lle tliSengflged 'llnnl the belll'llg' :llul they will `l`llll en their hinges tn vel-tienl puSitiull. se tllllt lille j n'euntl er flullluntleluelltll nu ezlsily he prnlilel'ly elennel'l. The puns :lt'e lletllehllble. :lull ellu he tlllteu eut et the llell-llnuee l'ul .Mul the nlitlllle nl' hotly lllll' il bein;A lletnelnlllle l'l'eul the tells of the punts. thif; h:ll-` with it@ billet-ll wings` ezln lle leunwell t'l'tllll the heu heuse :lntl Se! tllltsitle. t'tlr nenhliu'rf :lull washing. The moetI is et* enulltl'uetiell llllfl ellsilll' null ellenpll' ullule. 'l`lle lliuees :intl nllils :lrltl elleet nletlll lune-lli he llul'elulmwl, but: etherwise the remt mln he ullule tloul weot'len trips Quell :ls :ll'e ll ll:lll v 'lnulltl about the pltlefh rlille lillr'alllel leugilltlillul Strips OI heiy el, l, llle Seulll'altetl l'l'llln eneh other by zln interval, :llltl the ceu'verging strips or members of the depending arm 9 are like' wise separated from eaeh other by an interval. The lower end of the arm '9 has removable wedging engagement with the een-l tral portieri of the bars et, 4i, between seid bars, this engagement being of a secure fric'- tional character, due to the spring nature of the bars 4l, et, and of the strips er memA bers of the arm E), and to the ivedging Charzieter of the engagement. i

' The engagement of ihebraee strips lOwith the opposite sides of the lower free end of the depending arm 97 to maintain the roosting wings in raised position, provides' 'for a bal 'anced strain upon said arm 9.

I'laving thus described my invention, what I Claim and desire to Secure by Letters Patent is l. A chicken roost, comprising support.- ing posts having at their upper ends opentop noteheej` a longitudinal body bar having removable engagement with said notches and a central dependingarni, roosting Wings hinged to said body bnr and brace strips having at their upper ends hinged eonneetion with said Wings and ist their lower ends removable engagement with said depending arm upon opposite sides of the same to support said Wings in raised position.

2. A chicken roost, comprising supportingl posts having at their upper ends open top notches. parallel longitudinal bars oonnectingsaid posts and separated from eael other by an interval, a longitudinal body har having removable engagement with said notches and a central depending arm having removable Wedging engagement With said parallel bars between the same, roosting wings having hinged connection with said body bar, and brace strips having at their upper ends hinged connection with .said wings'and nt their lower ends removable engagement With said depending arm upon oliposite sides of the same to support said wings in raised position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signainre, in presence of two Witnesses.

JOSHUA H. CONNER.

Witnesses:

B. A.' Fono, LENA WILSON. 

